Wheat fields with different variations of wheat species

Optimising nature

Today's breeding tools are precise. Researchers are calling for the risk of new crops to be assessed on the basis of their characteristics rather than the method.

“Huge changes”

Nina Buchmann, Chair of the Department of Environmental Systems Science, looks back on 150 years of Agricultural Sciences.

Mixed cultures for a greater yield

Mixed cultures are apparently more fruitful than monocultures. This was the outcome of an ETH Zurich research project led by Christian Schöb.

“We’re all Greeks”

Konstantinos Boulouchos spent years helping to shape Swiss energy research. Following his retirement, he can now look back on more than 30 years at ETH Zurich.

Harvesting drinking water straight from the air

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a condenser for countries where water is in short supply. Theirs is the first zero-energy solution for harvesting water from the atmosphere throughout the 24-hour daily cycle.

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Updating the self-sufficiency ratio

16.06.2021 | Dr Roman Hüppi | Sustainability

The level of self-sufficiency indicates the extent to which agricultural performance ensures food security. But it’s not geared to the challenges that confront agriculture today, says Roman Hüppi.

Skewed perceptions in climate policy

11.06.2021 | Prof. Lucas Bretschger | Sustainability

The benefits of strict climate policies are often underestimated in public debate, while the costs are generally overestimated, says Lucas Bretschger. Climate protection does not have a negative impact on economic development.

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Presentation of the Focus Projects 2021

During their bachelor studies, students in mechanical engineering and related courses of study can deepen their knowledge and apply it in the focus projects in semesters five and six.
On June 1, the current teams will present their projects live.

In addition, interested parties can learn more about the projects in detail at an e-exhibition from May 28 to June 30.
To the e-exhibition (German only)

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Further news

Nearly 25% of the world’s plant biomass is underground

24.06.2021

ETH Zurich researchers unveil a new model that allows for the calculation of the total carbon storage of different ecosystems above and below ground. Published today in the journal, Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Tom Crowther to co-chair UN advisory board

23.06.2021

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration appointed ETH Zurich professor Tom Crowther from the Department of Environmental Systems Science to co-chair its advisory board. His scientific expertise will help prioritize restoration projects and implement them in an ecologically sound way.

ETH Podcast: One universe - two perspectives

22.06.2021

While Domenico Giardini, Professor of Seismology and Geodynamics, already has his hands on Mars, Adrian Glauser, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, has to be patient. Among many others, Adrian worked on the James-Webb-Telescope that shall finally launch this fall, with a delay of many years.

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Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow. It has more than 20,000 students from over 120 different countries.

"Globi's astronaut school"

The ETH campus Hönggerberg has recently been enriched by a new visitor attraction. A new discovery trail about physics and outer space introduces children to some big questions of science. "Globi's astronaut school" makes it possible to experience sophisticated topics in a light, playful way.

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